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[Intheflorsh]

http://fortune.com/2016/11/21/trump-net-neutrality-fcc/

President-elect Donald Trump formally named two staunch opponents of net neutrality to oversee his policies for the agency that created the rules to prevent discrimination against Internet sites and online services.

Jeff Eisenach, an economist who has been on Verizon’s payroll, and Mark Jamison, who formerly worked on Sprint’s lobbying team and now heads the University of Florida’s Public Utility Research Center, on Monday were named to Trump’s “agency landing team” for the Federal Communications Commission.

Both have written against the imposition of net neutrality rules, which prohibit Internet service providers like Comcast CMCSA -0.16% and Verizon VERIZON 0.00% from discriminating against any online content or services. Jamison also strongly opposed an effort by FCC chairman Tom Wheeler to crack the cable industry’s set top box monopoly.

Eisenach, who worked at the Federal Trade Commission during the Reagan administration, has been a leading voice in Washington against net neutrality. He is co-chairman of the communications, media, and Internet practice at the consulting firm National Economic Research Associates. In one piece, he called net neutrality rules “crony capitalism” that would “prove highly damaging.”

Not that this will surprise anyone, but Trump, the man who once promised to "drain the swamp", has picked a Sprint lobbyist and an economist who consulted for Verizon to lead the “agency landing team” that will choose FCC staff members. I hope everyone who voted for Trump enjoys paying additional fees for using Netflix and Youtube.

 

[WedgeX]

The Internet had a good run prior to 2016.

 

[Akuun]

I like how he can be far more of a corrupt liar than anyone and yet somehow gets a free pass for all of it.

Yayyy

 

[Boney]

Man complete republican control is just pure chaos

What a depressing time to be alive

 

[kirblar]

Reddit/4chan meltdown in 5...4....

 

[The Lamonster]

It's gonna take way more than a couple terms of a Democrat president after Trump to clean this mess up.

We'll be dealing with the ramifications of the Trump administration for the rest of our lives.

 

[Peltz]

I like how he can be far more of a corrupt liar than anyone and yet somehow gets a free pass for all of it.

Yayyy

He's a lobbyist without any political middleman. He's only helping his own kind.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Gee

WHODATHUNKIT

 

[QuiteWhittle]

Reddit/4chan meltdown in 5...4....

I expect more excuses instead.

 

[vikki]

We just need to give these guys a chance.

 

[Zach]

Faaaaantastic.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

/pol/ should enjoy this

 

[Korigama]

I like how he can be far more of a corrupt liar than anyone and yet somehow gets a free pass for all of it.

Yayyy

B-b-but e-mails, etc.

More of a challenge to picture what that gasbag won't run into the ground in the next four years...

 

[giga]

Both sides.

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

PAX BISONA!

Wait, I meant: OF COURSE!

 

[His Majesty]

how can someone make so many wrong decisions in such a short period

 

[Ozigizo]

Draining the swamp, huh?

 

[Mr. Giggles]

Coming soon - pay to access the dankest memes

 

[Cesare Borgia]

Both sides huh.

 

[Deku Tree]

Get ready to pay more for slower throttled internet, America!

 

[jroc74]

This just keeps getting fucking worse n worse.

Its going to be so many things to protest against there wont be enough ppl to protest against it all.

 

[Heretic]

Hackers win!

 

[Easy_D]

Draining the swamp, huh?

Clearly the swamp was too nice and clean for them, gotta drain it to fill it with pus, puke and the blood of their victims to make it nice and cozy.

Hackers win!

I believe the proper term for this is 'cyber'

This just keeps getting fucking worse n worse.

Its going to be so many things to protest against there wont be enough ppl to protest against it all.

Watch them have you pay more to access sites that aren't hosted in the US. And Netflix Tax!

 

[Zophar]

Wonder if the alt-right reddit kiddies will lash out against thi---hahahahahahah

 

[Deleted member 10571]

The best part is how his voters still pretend everything's great, lies by the media, or just lie to themselves that eventually everything's just gonna turn out to be great somehow. It's insane.

Your country fucked itself so hard and people are applauding it. And the rest of the world might just follow all this idiocy, and I can't do shit about it.

I really have to stop reading these Trump threads damnit. It's getting depressing.

 

[GhaleonEB]

It's gonna take way more than a couple terms of a Democrat president after Trump to clean this mess up.

We'll be dealing with the ramifications of the Trump administration for the rest of our lives.

Yup. He's going to set the country back a generation, minimum.

 

[Ozigizo]

Coming soon - pay to access the dankest memes

$2.99 a hour to access the dankest of memes.

 

[Heretic]

I believe the proper term for this is 'cyber'

Dammit!

 

[Beefy]

Come join us USgaf, UKgaf was getting worried for a second.

 

[Easy_D]

Wonder if the alt-right reddit kiddies will lash out against thi---hahahahahahah

I'm honestly curious to see how they will rationalize this. The mental gymnastics at display will be deserving of olympic medals

 

[Dishwalla]

how can someone make so many wrong decisions in such a short period

Ask the people that voted for Trump on November 8th.

 

[saelz8]

Reddit/4chan meltdown in 5...4....

LULZ ain't very LULZY when ISP's start dictating/pay-tiering content. They won't even realize until it's too late. The ultimate LUL.

 

[morningbus]

It literally never gets better.

But, thinking about it, considering how it helped him get elected, maybe it is time to burn down the internet.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Tell me about how you couldn't stomach to vote for her again.

 

[Steejee]

Draining the swamp, huh?

Gotta drain it to build those luxury condos for the swamp critters!

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Looking forward to visiting the Donald Trump Museum in Hill Valley

Nothing is safe from Trump, he will fuck up everything...

It's weird that we saw his business track record his entire life and thought "You know what, this guy will make America great again!"

 

[CHC]

I'm honestly curious to see how they will rationalize this. The mental gymnastics at display will be deserving of olympic medals

"The internet is a privilege, not a right!"

 

[Plinko]

Can't wait to see the battles between Youtube/Netflix and ISPs over this.

 

[BitStyle]

Welp, we saw this coming
GG internet

 

[Breads]

Welp.

I am now going to have to base my next ISP on who has the better steam/psn/xbl connections.

Good fucking job putting a politically inexperienced businessman in the white house. The fuck you think was going to happen. He doesn't give a shit who's support he loses. All he wants is to change laws around to benefit the elite. Enjoy your economic disparity. You earned it.

 

[nampad]

Nothing is safe from Trump, he will fuck up everything...

 

[Samurai G0SU]

Is trump truly the anti-christ?

sheesh,..... all these decisions seem backward

 

[FLEABttn]

Nice cordcutting you got there. Shame if something happened to it.

 

[Peltz]

This is horrifying. Net neutrality is one of the most important issues that effects the way we consume information in the modern world.

 

[Foffy]

I hope the internet actually fights this.

Like, the whole internet.

 

[brochiller]

A businessman taking the side of the businesses? Whodathunkit?

 

[Snagret]

I'm honestly curious to see how they will rationalize this. The mental gymnastics at display will be deserving of olympic medals

At a certain point they'll just have to come to grips with the fact that they just masochistically enjoy the punishment.

 

[Calm Mind]

I am not liking this timeline. Not one bit.

 

[jstripes]

$2.99 a hour to access the dankest of memes.

Palmer Luckey, Secretary of Memes

 

[a Master Ninja]

I hope the internet actually fights this.

Like, the whole internet.

I wonder if Trump would cave if they held Twitter hostage.